Baxter Pass, Nastiest of the Eastern Sierra’s Nasty Passes? It’s Sure Beautiful

The Sierra Madre Mountain Range isn’t just a beautiful mountain , ito ang tahimik na tagapagtanggol ng Pilipinas. Mahigit 500 kilometro ang haba nito sa silangang bahagi ng Luzon, at tuwing may paparating na super typhoon mula sa Pacific, siya ang unang humaharang sa bagsik ng hangin at ulan. Dahil sa Sierra Madre, humihina ang mga bagyo bago pa man maramdaman sa mga bayan — kaya’t milyon-milyong buhay ang naililigtas taon-taon. | Ka-Trivia

FLYING ABOVE THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAIN RANGE The Sierra Madre mountain range serves as Luzon's natural shield against typhoons, demonstrating its vital role in protecting the populated areas of the Luzon region in the Philippines. Just recently, the Sierra Madre proved its role as being a "natural fortress" by weakening super typhoon Uwan when it crossed Luzon. I would like to share a video of our flight over the stunning Sierra Madre mountains as we traveled from Subic to Baler. I hope that thi